Newly Finished Boa 5 Stacker

[The Snake Guru]

This one has only been set up about a week or so....so far so good, everything is working exactly how it should be!
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http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r157/thesnakeguru/2007_0605Image0002.jpg

[tl2iumph]

Hey SnakeGuru,
Just wondering what the dimensions were on that there boa stacker. I wanna build a group of stackers like that 4 1 of my tegus , one of my red tails, and one 4 my 5 ft newest burm, leaving one empty 4 a spare. Except the one on top.

[tl2iumph]

Also what type of wood treatment did u use? And is that 1/4 inch plexi?

[naganta]

i am thinking i never should have joined this forum...you guys have amazing setups...i think i am going to be spending the 600$ i get next month to build one of these....they seem to save so much space! lol and on the comment about not joining, only because i cn now see myself spending a loooot of money :)

[The Snake Guru]

Each individual cage measures 4ftx2ftx18" high (more of a male rack and sub-adult system) I did use 1/4" plexi yes. The top cage is just a spare I had it's not actually built into the rack but that one is 3ftx2ftx2ft.

Coating is a mix, I do 4 coats of outdoor latex paint for the base coat, then accents in enamel paint, then 5 to 7 coats of Min-Wax Poly-crylic for the clearcoat.

Then seal all the joints with clear silicone.


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[tl2iumph]

My oh my thats alot of coats, is that really necessary, or is it ur personal pref. .. Is it possible to use just 4 c
oats of poly crylic? Or 2 coats of outdoor latex paint and then 4 coats of poly?

[tl2iumph]

And wats the enamel 4 accents do, im a carpenter not a painter... lol I need some help with the painting poly issue.

[The Snake Guru]

LOL, yeah I suppose you could less coats....I'm just an over achiever, I kind of go by the feel of it after I'm finished. I guess if I were going to do less coats I would slash a couple off the base coat and keep with the poly....though I woudl guess you could by with 3 and 3 I would think.

The Enamel is the white part of the cage....I'm not sure what kind of paint job you were going to do, but basically that is just for looks, doesn't really do anything for the coating.

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[tl2iumph]

On my birch plywood cage i used just 5 coats of poly. Is that ok?

[The Snake Guru]

Oh yeah that should be just fine.....there's actually a lot of people who get by on less coats. Like I said I'm just an over achiever. LOL

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[reptilenut4sure]

Yea, but your cages are always sweet lookin.

[The Snake Guru]

LOL, well thanks man!
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[Insanebunneh]

So you're gonna make me some right? LOL

[The Snake Guru]

Apparently I'm going to have to start a list! LOL

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[nugget]

sorry...but I am new here...maY I check with u ...snakeguru...
the enclosure...is using wood or metal ?

[The Snake Guru]

No problem.
They are all wood....sealed very well.

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